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Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan snatches his second victory in the highly competitive Paris-Nice race with a late burst of speed to prevail in the fifth stage.

Italys Daniele Bennati of the Liquigas team wins the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico from San Miniato to Monsummano Terme in Italy.

Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak, who won gold and silver in the under-23 cyclo-cross world championships, have tested positive for EPO.

Tom Boonen burns off his rivals with ease in a sprint finish to claim the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico ahead of German Paul Martens and Italian Daniele Bennati.

Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador seizes control of the Paris-Nice race as he snatches a solo win in the fourth stage to lead a Spanish 1-2-3.

Germanys Linus Gerdemann grabs victory in the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico. The Milram rider beat off second-placed Spaniard Pablo Lastras of Caisse dEpargne.

Slovakias Peter Sagan wins the 153-km third stage of the Paris-Nice race between St Yrieix La Perche and Aurillac. Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez was second and Irelands Nicolas Roche came home third. German Jens Voigt snatches the overall lead from Dutchman Lars Boom.

Frances William Bonnet won the 203-km second stage of the Paris-Nice cycle race between Contres and Limoges.

New Zealands Greg Henderson wins the 201.5-km first stage of Paris-Nice between St Arnoult-en-Yvelines and Contres. Dutchman Lars Boom of the Rabobank team retained the overall lead.

Olympic gold medallist Shani Davis wins his third consecutive 1000m World Cup title with his sixth victory of the season in Erfurt.

Dutchman Lars Boom of the Rabobank team wins the eight-kilometre prologue of the Paris-Nice race.

Frantisek Rabon of HTC-Columbia completed a comfortable win in the Vuelta a Murcia, with Theo Bos of Cervelo taking the final stage.

Frantisek Rabon moves into the overall lead of the Tour of Murcia by winning stage fours individual time trial.

Dutchman Bobbie Traksel triumphs in a dramatic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne semi-Classic in Belgium with Team Sky Briton Ian Stannard third behind Rick Flens.

Alberto Loddo (Androni-Diquigiovanni) wins a sprint finish in Cagliari as Roman Kreuziger completes overall victory in the Giro di Sardegna.

Danilo Hondo of Lampre-Farnese Vini won the fourth stage of the Giro di Sardegna from Carbonia to Iglesias - but team leader Alessandro Petacchi collided with a spectator during a chaotic finish.

Oscar Freire wins a second sprint in succession on stage three of the Vuelta a Andalucia between Marbella and Benahavis.

Oscar Freire of Rabobank wins a crash-strewn bunch sprint on the second stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia with Briton Mark Cavendish crossing the line fourth.

Christophe Le Mevel outlasts Rinaldo Nocentini on the slopes of Montauroux to clinch victory in the Tour du Haut Var.

Sergio Pardilla wins a weather-lashed opening stage of the five-stage Vuelta a Andalucia as Briton Mark Cavendish opens his season.